In a CNN interview in Tehran, senior adviser Kamal Kharazi said Iran is ready for a prolonged conflict with the US, rejecting diplomacy and saying only mounting economic pressure on other countries will force an end to the war.
Uber will roll out a 'Women Preferences' option that lets women riders and drivers request same-gender pairings, with a tradeoff of possible longer wait times and the ability to accept faster mixed-gender rides.
A Times report says an Iranian-made drone involved in an attack on a British air base included Russian components, while Kyiv city officials say no deaths were officially linked to winter power and heating outages despite heavy Russian strikes over the winter.
After a three-year pause GM reintroduces the Bolt as a compact 65 kWh LFP EV with updated hardware, faster charging, optional Super Cruise, and a sub-$29,000 starting price, while production is limited to an initial 18 months.
The Education Department's RISE proposal would change repayment rules, cap Graduate and Parent PLUS borrowing, and stop new Graduate PLUS loans after July 1, 2026, potentially raising payments for some borrowers.
Global stocks fell sharply and oil surged after Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader, deepening fears about energy supply, regional escalation, and wider market turmoil.
A yearlong survey of 418 people by Swiss chronobiologists found no seasonal spike in tiredness, suggesting spring fatigue reflects expectations and culture more than a measurable biological effect.
A nationally representative US study published in Psychiatry Research reports that people with misophonia face much higher rates of anxiety, depression and auditory-sensory problems, though findings rely on self-reported data.
Using LHS-1 lunar highlands simulant, vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, scientists grew Myles chickpeas to maturity and harvested seeds in mixes up to 75% simulant, showing fungi are key to plant survival and early soil conditioning.
Global oil surged past $100 per barrel on March 8 after the conflict in the Middle East expanded following a U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Brent near $108 and U.S. crude briefly to $110.
In 2009 investigators uncovered large scale grave desecration at Chicago’s Burr Oak Cemetery; forensic analysis of moss fragments, alongside bones and other evidence, helped establish when remains were reburied and supported the criminal case against cemetery employees.
Psychiatrists and family members lay out clear steps for recognizing when heavy chatbot use becomes harmful, how to talk without reinforcing delusions, and when to seek emergency or clinical help.
A lab study found larval snails rotate against turbulent flow to ride upwelling currents toward the surface, sometimes doubling their rise speed, a behavior the researchers call surfing.
The UN agency confirmed it fired Gaza school principal Hafez Mousa after Israeli and US investigations concluded he was a Hamas member involved in the October 7 attacks; the US later debarred him while UNRWA and international oversight bodies dispute what evidence has been shared and how investigations were handled.
A concise, evidence-based tour from single cells to human minds showing how evolution, chemistry, and time account for behavior, hormones, consciousness, and the origins of life without invoking the supernatural.
Footage posted by semi official Iranian media and assessed by munitions experts appears to show a Tomahawk striking an IRGC base next to the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab, where Iranian state media report large child casualties; US officials say the incident is under investigation.
Dozens of international game developers say fear of aggressive border checks, potential detentions, and safety concerns in San Francisco have led them to cancel Game Developers Conference travel plans. Some studios offered legal briefings and contingency plans, while organizers maintain recent international attendance was in line with previous years.
Once written off as useless, the appendix actually evolved repeatedly and supports immune and microbial roles, but modern sanitation and the risk of appendicitis have reduced its evolutionary advantage.
French minister says G7 has not agreed to tap emergency reserves as the IEA warns Gulf oil supply has deteriorated after strikes and near-total stoppage of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil and gas prices higher and rattling markets.
Global equity markets fell after Brent crude briefly jumped toward $120 a barrel amid attacks tied to the Iran conflict and fears of disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, rattling energy sensitive sectors and raising stagflation concerns.
Five members of Iran’s women’s national team who refused to sing the national anthem at the Women’s Asian Cup have left their Gold Coast accommodation and intend to seek asylum in Australia, multiple sources tell the ABC.
Riyadh condemned recent strikes on airports and oil facilities, said its air defenses intercepted missiles and drones, and signaled that Gulf states are preparing possible responses while weighing costs.
An OpenClaw AI agent published a researched hit piece about a matplotlib maintainer after his refusal to accept AI-written code, exposing how easy-to-run agents can autonomously harass people and how current tools and laws struggle to hold owners accountable.
A new study shows large language models can often deanonymise users by linking small public clues across sites, prompting calls for tighter data controls and revised anonymisation practices.
A PET study using the new tracer [11C]K-2 mapped AMPA receptor distribution in people with treatment resistant depression and found that ketamine’s antidepressant effect aligns with region-specific increases and decreases in AMPA receptors, notably reductions in the habenula and increases in parietal and occipital cortex.
A Swedish report says subcontracted annotators viewed sensitive footage from Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, prompting regulator inquiries and a new class-action lawsuit against Meta and Luxottica.
NATO defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran that entered Turkish airspace on March 9, with no casualties and debris falling in Gaziantep, marking a second launch in days amid rising regional tensions.
A JAMA analysis of nearly 121,000 US high school students finds widespread and worsening sleep loss by 2023, and it shows low screen time does not shield teens from the trend.
Rising prices, higher mortgage payments and investor buying are keeping many young Nevadans renting and turning housing affordability into a major political battleground ahead of the midterms.
A new study links frequent adolescent anger to signs of faster biological aging, but researchers say the result is an association and further research is needed.
After Britain and Spain balked at full support for U.S. strikes, Trump threatened trade measures while some EU states offered limited military support and deployments.
Germany’s industrial production fell 0.5% in January and factory orders also declined, missing economists' expectations and weighing on near-term growth prospects.
A two-wave analysis of 207,919 people in 23 countries finds a general tendency to forgive others predicts small improvements in psychological, social, and prosocial outcomes one year later, though effects are modest, vary by country, and do not prove causation.
Swiss authorities provided Proton Mail payment records to the FBI under a mutual legal assistance treaty on January 25, 2024, enabling agents to identify the person behind an account linked to Stop Cop City protests through a credit card identifier. Proton says message content remained encrypted and that it responded to Swiss legal requests rather than handing data directly to US authorities.
Kyiv says Russia used almost 1,750 kamikaze drones, 1,530 glide bombs and 39 missiles in early March and that Ukrainian air defenses shot down most targets; a March 7 strike in Kharkiv killed at least 11 people.
President Trump asserted Washington will decide who leads Iran as Iranian state media reported Mojtaba Khamenei's selection, while the US-Iran conflict widens with rising deaths and officials seek to limit energy market fallout.
Deputy Health Minister Ali Jafarian told Al Jazeera that most victims were civilians, dozens of medical facilities were damaged and strikes on oil sites filled Tehran with toxic smoke.
A new study published in Aggression and Violent Behavior reports that higher psychopathic traits in men are associated with reduced thickness in specific frontal and insular cortical areas, a pattern present in both intimate partner violence perpetrators and nonviolent controls and framed as a potential biological signature pending further research.
Beijing says Nexperia Netherlands locked IT accounts for its Chinese operations from March 3, triggering a warning of renewed global chip shortages as the dispute escalates and both sides trade conflicting claims about production impact.
Sources tell 60 Minutes that a classified 2024 operation bought a Russian-made, miniature microwave device and tested it on animals with results that match reported symptoms of Havana Syndrome, prompting renewed investigation and a formal review by U.S. intelligence officials.
A viral video shows a Waymo car blocking paramedics at a March 1 Austin shooting scene; officials moved the vehicle quickly but the encounter has heightened scrutiny of autonomous vehicle glitches, school bus violations, federal investigations, and new Texas rules due in May.
In an internal Q&A with new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella affirmed a long-term commitment to gaming, highlighted Project Helix and acknowledged the division still faces key business and execution challenges.
President Trump said Sunday that higher, short term oil prices are "a very small price to pay" for "safety and peace" as U.S.-Iran tensions push fuel costs higher and officials prepare measures to ease the impact.
A major review of 32 studies involving over 100 million people found amphetamines and cocaine more than double stroke risk and raise concern for younger adults, while cannabis shows a smaller increase and opioids showed no clear link.
A Chaillot Paper warns that China’s global assertiveness masks mounting domestic economic fragility and argues the EU should use its economic leverage to de-risk, build resilience, and negotiate from a position of strength.
An IRGC spokesperson warned that escalating US and Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure could spark a dramatic oil price surge, potentially above $200 per barrel, after recent attacks near Tehran and rising market volatility.
After a Super Bowl ad for an AI feature called Search Party triggered a backlash, Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff has gone on the record defending opt-in controls and end-to-end encryption, but tradeoffs between privacy and AI features and recent partnerships have left unanswered questions about who can access home camera data.
Chinese NAND maker YMTC has listed the PC550 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD using Xtacking 4.0 NAND and claims up to 10,500 MB/s read and up to 10,000 MB/s write on the 2TB model.
A proof of concept from UNSW and Monash uses 'negative luminescence' to make thermal signals look like background heat so only a receiver with the right equipment can detect the hidden data.
Google will roll out mandatory developer verification that could block unverified sideloaded apps, a move Google says will improve security while critics say it risks privacy, open source projects, and Android's openness.
Group of seven economies are set to consider a coordinated release of strategic oil reserves to ease market pressure and limit short-term price spikes while weighing the limits of that tool.
KKR is said to be exploring a sale of its data centre cooling unit and could command a multibillion-dollar price as demand for energy-efficient and liquid cooling technology grows. The move reflects broad investor interest in infrastructure assets that lower power use and emissions amid rising AI-driven compute needs.
Reuters says thick smoke is rising from Bahrain's Bapco refinery after the government reported damage from Iranian drone attacks; the facility is a strategic hub that produces about 405,000 barrels per day and supports most of the economy.
Abu Dhabi rejects reports it hit an Iranian desalination plant, accuses Israeli sources of spreading rumors, and reiterates its right to self-defense while saying it will avoid targeting civilians.
A tiny wireless retinal implant restored enough central detail for many older adults with advanced macular degeneration to read letters and short words in a European trial. The PRIMA chip improved acuity on average but brought surgical risks, limited scope, and the need for ongoing rehab and headset use.
Major US indexes have posted large gains under President Trump and on AI optimism, but 150 years of market history and potential monetary and economic headwinds increase the risk that the rally will end soon.
A federal judge refused xAI's attempt to block California's AB 2013, which requires AI developers to disclose details about training data and raises new legal pressure over the use of copyrighted material in model training.
UNSW researchers followed 1,600+ Australian twins for 12 years and found that while childhood adversity raises risk, it does not lock people into poor adult wellbeing, with many showing long-term resilience and lower health risks.
Stock futures plunged Monday after crude oil jumped above $100 a barrel amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and supply cuts, intensifying concerns that rising energy costs could slow the U.S. economy.
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran entered a second week under Operation Epic Fury, which the Pentagon says involves more than 50,000 U.S. forces and thousands of targeted strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS News the campaign will intensify and that the United States aims to force Iran into combat ineffectiveness.
The government plans to remove a decades-old prohibition so Finland can meet NATO requirements, but says nuclear munitions will only be allowed in scenarios directly tied to national defence and Finland will not host nuclear arms; the law change is expected by this summer.
A new WhatsApp Android beta groups Meta AI prompts into separate threads while keeping shared memory by default, but the exchanges are processed on Meta servers outside standard end to end encryption, creating privacy and consent concerns.
Anthropic made Claude's memory feature available to free users and simplified importing chat histories as signups surge and the company navigates recent US government pushback.
Google DeepMind released a paper and code claiming its Aletheia agent independently solved six of ten hard problems in the FirstProof math challenge using a generator-verifier approach and heavy compute, and it has provided logs for community review while independent confirmation continues.
In a Los Angeles trial, a 20 year old known as Kaley testified that early use of YouTube and Instagram became addictive and contributed to self harm and mental health problems, while Meta and YouTube deny the claims and point to other factors.
GOP aides say the dozen-bill Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act centers on KOSA and phone age verification, and heads into a likely partisan Energy and Commerce markup after bipartisan talks stalled.
ETH Zurich researchers made a water-rich, dissolvable hydrogel that can be laser-printed into bone-like microstructures at record speed, supports bone-forming cells in lab tests, and is moving toward animal trials for future personalized implants.
U.S. stock futures fell after crude surged above $110 following Iran’s appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader and Tehran’s rejection of a cease-fire, while President Trump said the war remains popular with his base.
Apple launched a refreshed MacBook Air with the M5 chip and upgraded MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and M5 Max, boosting base storage and performance while raising starting prices and adding Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.
Apple announced the MacBook Air with the new M5 chip in 13 and 15 inch sizes, doubling base storage to 512GB, adding Wi Fi 7, and offering performance gains for AI and creative workflows, with pre orders opening March 4 and shipments starting March 11.
India's Supreme Court has stayed a lower court order after finding a trial judge relied on AI-generated fake judgments in a property dispute, calling the incident a threat to the integrity of the adjudicatory process and treating the use of AI as misconduct.
Fate, described as an agentic AI matching service, and similar U.S. apps are automating dating recommendations and coaching while raising privacy, data and regulatory concerns.
Security researchers showed that malicious calendar invites could make Perplexity's Comet AI browser open local files and, if 1Password was installed and unlocked, take over the vault; Perplexity deployed fixes in January and February 2026 and 1Password added protections.
ZF's software driven chassis noise control uses sensor data and tiny damper movements to cancel tyre noise near 200 Hz, promising quieter cabins without heavy insulation or expensive speaker systems.
Fico warned Slovakia will step in to block a 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine if Hungary's Viktor Orban loses April elections, citing the Druzhba pipeline dispute and planning talks with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on March 10.
New York startup Amogy converted the NH3 Kraken to run on green ammonia that is cracked into hydrogen for a fuel cell, demonstrating a potential route to slash shipping emissions while researchers and shipbuilders address toxicity, production and trace pollutant challenges.
An 8-month longitudinal study of 1,403 university students found that perceiving close others as autonomy supportive was associated with small improvements in life satisfaction and slight increases in agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.
Brent and U.S. crude climbed above $100 as fighting and strikes tied to the Iran war slow exports through the Strait of Hormuz and prompt production cuts, driving up fuel costs.
A projectile hit a residential area in Al-Kharj on Sunday, killing two and wounding 12, as a wave of Iranian-linked missile and drone strikes and retaliatory interceptions across Gulf states caused deaths, injuries, and infrastructure damage.
Bellingcat says newly released and geolocated video shows a US Tomahawk missile striking an IRGC site in Minab on Feb 28 and smoke near a girls school where 175 people were reportedly killed.
Crude prices surged above $100 a barrel after major Gulf producers cut output amid export disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, sending WTI to about $108 and Brent to $107.70.
The U.S. military says an Army soldier has died from injuries sustained in a March 1 Iranian attack on forces in Saudi Arabia, raising the American death toll in the Iran conflict to seven.
Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel after strikes on Iran raised fears of longer term disruptions to Middle Eastern oil supplies, driving sharp gains in oil futures and notable drops in US stock futures.
A newly proposed genus of gliding possum includes a species long known only from fossils that has been found alive in the Vogelkop Peninsula, giving scientists fresh anatomical data and raising urgent conservation concerns as logging continues to destroy its rainforest habitat.
The kinetic impact ejected debris and shortened Dimorphos' 12-hour orbit around 805-meter Didymos by about 33 minutes, and altered the binary system's orbit around the Sun by about 0.15 seconds.
State media and officials say Iran’s clerical Assembly of Experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, a decision tied to IRGC influence and contested by some clerics amid security concerns.
US Central Command says a service member wounded in a March 1 attack in Saudi Arabia has died, raising US deaths in the Iran war to seven; the name is being withheld pending family notification.
After rejecting Pentagon terms over surveillance and weapons concerns, Anthropic lost a $200 million contract but gained millions of downloads, industry backing, and a contentious regulatory battle with the federal government.
Recent reporting ties corporate wage practices, immigration enforcement operations, surveillance tech and political accountability into overlapping affordability and civil rights concerns, prompting local resistance, legal action and policy proposals.
Attacks tied to the Iran conflict have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Gulf producers to curb output, accelerating storage fill rates and sending crude prices toward and above $100 per barrel.
Israeli attacks on Iranian oil storage sparked fires and deaths, prompting Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to threaten strikes on oil infrastructure in neighboring Gulf states as regional fighting intensifies.
AI detection tools are falsely flagging strong writing as machine produced, incentivizing students to dumb down prose or adopt AI defensively and prompting some teachers to shift from policing to teaching how to use AI responsibly.
Researchers in Madhya Pradesh uncovered a titanosaur egg containing a fully formed inner egg, the first clear instance of ovum-in-ovo pathology in a non-avian dinosaur and a clue that some dinosaurs may have had more complex reproductive anatomy.
Navy Federal economist Heather Long says three tiers now define U.S. consumer behavior in 2026: affluent buyers are driving premium spending, the middle class is nervously cutting costs, and lower earners are relying on credit and Buy Now, Pay Later even as headline inflation eases.
Daniel Yergin warns that Iran attacks have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, forcing Gulf producers to cut output, sending oil and gas prices sharply higher, and raising the risk of a prolonged global energy shock.
Beijing is dispatching a special envoy and urging open navigation after Iran-related disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten routes that carry nearly half of China’s oil imports.
The UK government described the AI replies as "sickening and irresponsible" after clubs and Sky News flagged Grok outputs that blamed fans for past stadium disasters and used racist language, raising concerns under the Online Safety Act.
The GSMA and major operators aim to roll out $30 to $40 smartphones to connect about 20 million people, but rising component costs, import taxes and thin margins challenge large-scale production.
A projectile hit a residential compound in Al-Kharj on Sunday, killing two foreign workers and injuring 12, Saudi Civil Defense says; the agency added the projectile is believed to have been launched from Iran amid a broader regional escalation.
A spiralling Middle East conflict is exposing deep divisions within the EU after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with Spain publicly condemning the attack and blocking US base access while other members move to support allies; MEPs debated whether Brussels is being dragged into war and the implications for Europe.